| Issue ID | 1443366 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11065801 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | WRANGLER SAHARA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 06/01/18 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My jeep with 86k miles engine blew. One week earlier when driving over 40 miles per hour it seemed to wobble a bit from left to right, i thought maybe it was because i had 4 wheel drive on. I have only owned it for a month and it is a 2nd vehicle and i was not sure if that was normal or not. Then after not driving the vehicle for 4 days i moved it out of my driveway and was less then a block from my home when the oil light came on and half a block later the engine cut out. The car wouldnt start again and i had it towed to the dealer where i purchased it. They told me the internal fuel pump seemed to malfunction and the engine was blown! When i returned home i noticed a pool of oil in my driveway. This car sat for days and was barely driven by me since my purchase. How does an engine at 86k miles just blow? How does oil just dump out of a vehicle? Why? Well doing internet research it appears that this 2007 engine year there was a mistake in the engines where pistons were put in upside down? There was no recall for this and many 2007 jeeps have had this happen. I am lucky it happened on a local road, if i was driving 65 in middle lane of a highway and my engine just shut off i would be dead. I couldnt steer it. It just stopped..... I have tried calling chrysler and have been transfered many times to other people, i am at a loss of what to do. Again, i have had this vehicle 1. 5 months... |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 86000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MANASQUAN, NJ |
| VIN pattern | 01J4GA59137XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 30 |
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